Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-03-31

cured again as tedCnef OF bteuOeEaPuy.
fine class has been under her instruction this
term. F. C. Russell of Bowdoin College
will continue as teacher of Greek ard Latin;
Miss Sarah A. Thompson as teacher of
painting, and Miss Stinson, of musiC. Master
James Hubbard, leader of the juvenile band,
has been a member of the Franklin school the
past term, and assisted in vocal music
Capt. Ulmer and wife have arrived home
from sea.-Miss Anna E. Smith of Lewiston
High School is at home for her vacation.
Last year the stevedores and coal beavers
at Bath became involved in trouble concern
ing wages to be paid the latter. By the terms
OF the agreement then effected. the men
were to be paid l34 cents q ton till March
LIST of tie present year. A stevedore says
that proposition is to be made to the coal
beavers TO pay them ~ cents a ton and he is
of the opinion that they will accept that price
per ton.
The is considerable discussion in Bath over
the action of the Mayor and Board Of Alder
men in disseminating the city liquor agency.
1t is claimed by many that the action was
illegal Concerning the same the Bath Times
saws: "According to the revised statutes
towns through it's selectmen and cities through
its municipal officers (the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen) may establish an agency. The
Common Council is not part of municipal
affairs and have nothing whatever TO do with
either establishing or abo.ishing liquor
agency, and on that point the question has
arisen as to the legality of an order intro
ducad in the lower board to close the agency
even if the uppear board take concurrent
action" Another subject of conversation in
Bath SIS the Bod sell railroad from Bath to
Small Point There is An emphatic demand
for some public conveyance between these
two places. The project will probably bsgin
to boom SION.
Bath built schooner has recently made a
remarkably quick passage. The Edith Nc
Intyre made The run from Kingston, Jamaica,
to Charleston, in three days and twenty three
hours. Capt G. p. Hodgdon Of Boothbay
commands her.
Bath will soon have the electric light.
The latest reports concerning Mains of
Georgetown who was injured in fight with
Davis are very favorable. Mains will pro-
badly recover in which case no action will be
taken by the authorities against Davis.
WALDO.
There was considerable excitement at the
recent meeting of the Belfast city school dis
trict. The tax payer and tax reducer feeling,
which at the present time is very strong, was
very prominent. Each party had their candi-
udttS lOT tue various OluCeS anu ulu Ill III
their power to elect them Mr.. Hainy, tax
payer, was elected agent by only II majority.
The question of heating the High School
building was not decided
Mr.. Frank w. Patterson left here Satur-
day. to substitute for the regular mail agent
on the night train between Bangor and Bos-
ton.
YORK.
The Boston & Maine railro ad have decided
to build a new double track iron bridge over
the Salmon Falls river at South Berwick to
take the place of the present wooden structure. |
The new bridge will be 547 feet long, of three |
spans; will weigh 400 tons and will cost
S32 900. Civil Engineer O. S. Soss of Ken
nebunk, has drawn plans tor a six arch stone |
bridge to be so feet to the arch and TO cost |
$50 900, hut it was decided to adopt the IRON |
bridge a. above outlined.
Harry Grant, of Kittery, met with an acci |
dent short time ago. while driving a colt |
belonging to DR. johnson. The colt became |
frightened at TIE cars, and Jumped over the |
railing of the bridge into the river, breaking
off the shafts of the buggy; he swan ashore
and was secured and does not appear to be |
hurt.
The clergvmen of Saco have begun cru
SADIE against rum in that city. On Sunday
afternoon a, audience of nearly thousand
citizens assembled at the Foss street Metho-
dist church and listened to q very pointed and
torcible discourse by The Rev Theodore Ger
rish The drug stores. city liquor agency
and express companies we're vigorously at
tackled, and the officers of the city govern
ment charged with neglecting to perform
their duties in the enforcement of the laws
Public sympathy is With the clergymen who
are using every means to free the city from
this curse.